Harness-clip.



No. 727,841. PATENTED MAY 12, 1903.

J. REIGHERT.

' HARNESS CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1902.

MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

uoemroz JbimJZeicJzeriT No. 727,841. I PATENIED MAY 12. 1903..

'J. REIGHERT.

HARNESS CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22,1902.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

MODEL.

I I I R 3141mm STATES PATENT Patented May 1905 Curios.

JOHN REICHERT, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LUCIUS J, ELLIOTT, OF RAOINE, WISCONSIN.

HARNESS-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION, forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,841, dated May 12,1903.

Application filed January 22, 1902. San No. 90,829. (Model) To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, JOHN REIOHERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, Racine county, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Clips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in attaching or connecting devices for parts of draft-harness, and more particularly relates to an improved hame or tug clip or device secured to the front end of a tug or trace for connecting the same to a hame.

An object of the invention is 'to provide certain improvements outhe structure illustrated in United States Patent No. 434,648, issued August 19, 1890, whereby a hame or tug clip or .harn'ess tug will be produced which can be more quickly, easily, and economically manufactured.

A further object of the invention is to provide certain improvements in d'etailsof construction and arrangements of parts whereby a more efficient hame or tug clip is produced possessing material advantages in use and in the matter of manufacture over prior devices used for the same purposes.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction and in arrangements of parts, as more fully and particularly set forth and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Which illustrate constructions within "the spirit and scope of my invention merely as examples for the purposes of illustration, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the clip, dotted lines indicating the hame and collar, the trace being shown in full lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation lookingat the inner side of the clip. Fig. 3 'is a detail view of the end or eye piece, showing more clearly the strengthening-flanges between the fiat portion and the end eyes. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the side plates of the clip looking at the inner face thereof and showing the same provided with a perforated boss to enter the journal-opening in the end or eye piece. Fig. 5 isa section on the line 5 5,

the inner faces thereof, said plates shown without the journal-bosses, portions being somewhat exaggerated. Fig. 8 is a perspec- :tive view showing the inner faces of parts of two side plates provided with the journalbosses, parts being somewhat exaggerated. Fig. 9 is a cross-section on the line 9 9, Fig. 1.- Fig. 10 is a cross-section on the line 10 10, Fig. 1.

The clip in the specific example shown consists of four pieces- -viz, the two preferably similar side plates, the end'or eye piece, and

a connecting pin or rivet passed through the two plates and rigidlyosecuri ng them together 'and through the end or eye piece, which is confined between the two plates. The two approximately similar flat elongated plates 1 1 are adapted to rest longitudinally of and on opposite sides of the tug or trace 8 and be rigidly secured thereto and together by bolts, screws, rivets, or the like passed transversely through the plates and tug and fastened in any desirable manner. The ends of the parallel plates 1 1, projecting beyond the tug or trace, receive the end or eye piece 9, which has the flat -facedrounded portion fitted and pivoted b'etween said'plate ends and having a central transverse bearing-opening.

10 is the rivet, screw, pin, or the like passed transversely through the plate ends and said eyepiece 9 and locking the parts together against separation. Theeyepiecejtlis formed with the forwardly and laterally curving arms 11 11 at their outer ends formed with the vertical alined eyes 12 12, through which the vertical bolt or pin is passed for coupling the clip and tug to the hame.

The flat head of the eyepiece 9 fits between the body-plates of the clip and is in the longitudinal plane of said body of the clip; but where the attaching-eyes of said end piece are also located approximately in the plane of the clip-body and in direct line with the length of the clip disadvantages in practical use result, as the strain or draft crowds or forces the body of the clip inwardly against the collar with objectionable results. I have overcome this objection by providing the eyepiece (which is preferably formed in one piece usually by casting) with one or more of the arms or extensions 11 described curved forwardly and deflected laterally and inwardly, so that the eye or eyes 12 at the outer end or ends of said arm or arms are located entirely at the inner side of the plane of the length of the clip-body and outside of said plane. It will thus be observed that when the clip is attached to the hame the clip-body will be held out from the collar, and if the clip-body is drawn inwardly by the draft said body will clear the collar by reason of said peculiar shape of the end or eye piece of the clip.

In order to strengthen the arms 11 of the eyepiece, I can form the same with the cross ribs or flanges 13 at the inner side of each arm from the eye on the end of the arm to the flat body of the end piece.

The completed clip is formed with a transverse Wall or shoulder between the two plates and just in rear of the eyepiece 9 and against which the front end of the tug or trace can abut when the clip is applied thereto.

The two plates 1 1 forming the elongated body of the clip are preferably two similar castings having transverse openings to receive the tug-securing rivets and each near its front end having the transverse opening for the securing rivet or pin 10. Each plate at its inner face near its front end also has several laterally-projecting spacing projections or lugs 2 3, arranged transversely of the plate and extending from the side edges of the plate inwardly toward the longitudinal center line thereof, with their inner edges about at the longitudinal center of the plate. These two lugs are preferably arranged out of alinement with each other-that is, the lugs are arranged in different transverse planes a distance apart approximately equal to the thickness of one of the lugs. The lugs are approximately similar in shape and size and have their vertical side faces beveled or inclined inwardly toward their inner edges. Also, if desired, the inner vertical edges 2 3 can be inclined inwardly and toward the inner side face of the plate. 4 is a ridge or rib at the central portion of the plate connecting the inner ends of the two lugs and forming two stop-shoulders. 5 is a depression or seat in the inner face of the body-plate parallel with the rearmost lug 2 and in front of and close to said lug and usually extending from one side edge of the body-plate to the bridge or rib 4.

When the two similar bodyplates are placed together with their inner faces adjoining, the two lugs of one plate will lie parallel with and abut against the two lugs of the other plate, and the lugs will, in eflect, interlock and the outer longitudinal edges of the lugs will abut against the inner faces of the opposite plates, while the inner edges of the lugs will abut against each other and against the bridges or ribs 4.

- The lug 2 of one plate will rest with its front fiat side face against the rear side face of the lug 3 of the other plate, while the lugs 2 of the two plates will be in the sametransverse plane and with their inner end edges approximately abutting or together and in a transverse plane behind the two lugs 3, which will also be in one transverse plane with their inner end edges about together. The longitudinal outer edges of the two lugs 3 will seat in the depressions 5 5 at the front sides of the lugs 2 2. By the employment of two plates with interlocking portions the plates are properly held together against independent lateral, longitudinal, or twisting movement or play, and the intermediate shoulder is formed between the tug and end or eyepiece by the four lugs. The two plates, as here shown, can be most easily and economically cast in the same mold and can be easily and quickly placed together in the proper relative positions, and thus maintained while the connecting-rivet 10 is being applied and after itis applied and fastened. It is not necessary to cast or otherwise form the plates as rights and lefts; but it is only necessary to take two similar plates from stock to form each clip and apply them, placing the plate with the best finished exterior at the outer side of the clip. Also as the two plates of the completed clip are not, secured together at the intermediate shoulder said plates can spring from their front ends, where secured by rivet 10,when the clip is being driven onto a tug or trace end, thereby avoiding danger of breakage of the plates when clips are being applied.

If desired, each plate can be formed at the front end of its inner face with a cylindrical longitudinally-perforated boss 14 in length equal to one-half the distance between the inner faces of the plates of the completed clip. When the two similar plates are placed together, the two bosses 14 14: will abut and form a cylindrical journal for the eyepiece, said bosses passing loosely through the central bearing-opening of said eyepiece. The securing-rivet then passes through said bosses and can be most rigidly and firmlyfastened without causing the plates to bind on the movable end piece; also, all wear and strainof the end piece on the rivet are avoided, whereby a small and inexpensive rivet can be employed for merely confining the parts of the completed clip together.

I do not desire to limit all features of my invention to the side plates being of exactly the same size nor to the employment of the journal-bosses. In Fig. 6 I show the loose end piece mounted directly on the rivet 10.

It is evident that various changes might be made in the forms, constructions, and arrangements of the parts described without departing from the spirit'and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the structure shown.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A hame or tug clip comprising the body formed of two separate plates having near their front ends interlocking portions forming the intermediate partition or shoulder, and an end piece confined between the front ends of said plates, substantially as described.

2. A harness-clip comprising two plates, each plate formed integral with a transverselyarranged laterallug, the lug of one plate abut ting against the other plate, said lugs being arranged closely together to form a partition between said plates, means uniting the plates,

and an end piece confined to the plates, substantially as described.

3. A harness-clip, comprising two plates adapted to receive and besecured to the tug or trace, said plates at their inner faces having interlocking portions constituting a partition between the plates at the end of the tug, an end piece pivotally mounted between the front ends of the plates, and means socuring the front ends of the plates together in advance of said partition, substantially as described. v

4. A harness-clip comprising two separate similar plates formed with adjacent lateral spacing-lugs, the lugs of one plate abutting against the other plate, and means securing the front ends of the plates together in advance of said lugs, substantially as described.

5. A harness -clip comprising elongated plates having adjacent spacing-lugs, the lugs of each plate out of alinement and abutting against the other plate, and means for securing the plates together, substantially as described. 6; A harness-clip comprising a body composed of two plates, each plate at its inner face having transversely-arranged spacinglugs out'of alinementwith each other, a stopribbetween the inner ends of the lugs, and

a depression or seat beside one of' the lugs,

the lugs engaging the inner faces of the plates and entering said seats, means for securing the plates together, and means secured to the body for coupling the same with a hame,"sub'- stantially as described.

7. A harness-clip comprising two separate plates, each having near one end spacing-lugs forming a transverse partition between the to form the partition, a transverse securingrivet and an eyepiece between and pivotally joined to the plate ends andformed in one piece of metalwith the rounded fiat portion.

and the'forwardly-projecting and laterallycurved arms at their outer ends provided with eyes entirely to one side of the longitudinal plane of the body and the ribs or flanges along the inner sides of said arms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN REIGHERT.

Witnesses: v

CLARA SOHLEGEL, L. SGHLEGEL. 

